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Catholics covered in mud and dried banana leaves join the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine Catholics honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith

Jun 24
Joeal Calupitan,
Aaron Favila

Melencio Neuda, center, and other devotees who participated in the mud people festival raise their hands during a mass on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Credit: Aaron Favila/AP.)

Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist

Jun 24
Aaron Favila

Filipino devotees reenact Good Friday crucifixion

Mar 30, 2018
Aaron Favila

Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges

Aug 14
Fionn Shiner

British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

Aug 13
Crux Now Staff

Adult baptisms increase in Germany as overall numbers continue to decline

Aug 13
Fionn Shiner

Saint Andrew’s Parish in Leicester, England, after it was damaged by a fire on July 28, 2026. (Credit: Rev. Johannes Arens.)

Premium article: Anglican priest ‘chuffed’ by message from Pope Leo after fire hit his church in Leicester

Aug 13
Charles Collins

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Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges

Saint Andrew’s Parish in Leicester, England, after it was damaged by a fire on July 28, 2026. (Credit: Rev. Johannes Arens.)

Premium article: Anglican priest ‘chuffed’ by message from Pope Leo after fire hit his church in Leicester

Aug 13
Charles Collins

Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, left, tries to play a didgeridoo during a World Youth Day 2008 media event in Sydney, Australia, on April 17, 2008. (Credit: Rob Griffith/AP.)

Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men

Aug 13
Associated Press

Details emerge, questions persist after British bishop’s court appearance on child rape charges

Aug 14
Fionn Shiner

British bishop condemns Israeli military closure of last fully Christian village in Palestine

Aug 13
Crux Now Staff